Cost of living comparison
Bahrain is 2.0% cheaper than Cyprus.
If you lived in Bahrain instead of Cyprus, you would:
pay 24.6% less for restaurants
Cyprus
|
Bahrain
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.74
€12.75
|
$8.49
BHD3.200
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.59
€7.97
|
$8.38
BHD3.160
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
€1.72
|
$1.37
BHD0.520
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
€0.97
|
$0.71
BHD0.270
|
|
pay 20.8% less for groceries
Cyprus
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.99
€1.84
|
$1.15
BHD0.430
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.82
€5.40
|
$4.36
BHD1.640
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.41
€5.95
|
$6.10
BHD2.300
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
€3.25
|
$2.22
BHD0.840
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.53
€3.28
|
$3.60
BHD1.360
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$1.08
BHD0.410
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$0.91
BHD0.340
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$0.82
BHD0.310
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.10
|
$0.58
BHD0.220
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.40
BHD0.150
|
|
pay 4.9% more for transportation
Cyprus
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.75
€5.34
|
$1.25
BHD0.470
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.09
€46.47
|
$34.76
BHD13.080
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,604.23
€27,465.32
|
$34,048.44
BHD12,813.350
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.98
€20.40
|
$46.96
BHD17.670
|
|
pay 12.1% less for housing
Cyprus
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.46
€36.61
|
$36.93
BHD13.900
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$924.34
€857.56
|
$936.14
BHD352.300
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$738.82
€685.44
|
$687.45
BHD258.710
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$136.66
€126.78
|
$87.37
BHD32.880
|
|
pay 4.8% more for childcare
Cyprus
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$424.84
€394.15
|
$376.02
BHD141.510
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,091.11
€6,578.77
|
$8,596.13
BHD3,234.950
|
|
pay 54.5% more for entertainment and sports
Cyprus
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.33
€3.09
|
$7.83
BHD2.950
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
€3.07
|
$4.95
BHD1.860
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
€4.06
|
$5.17
BHD1.950
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.49
€50.55
|
$85.49
BHD32.170
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.29
€9.55
|
$11.54
BHD4.340
|
|
pay 20.9% less for clothing
Cyprus
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.92
€75.07
|
$56.85
BHD21.400
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.04
€44.57
|
$45.85
BHD17.250
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.90
€116.81
|
$96.27
BHD36.230
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.40
€103.35
|
$82.41
BHD31.010
|
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